Tara L. Bruce, M. D.
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Houston, TX
Tara L. Bruce, M. D. is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1326023946, issued on Dec 7, 2005. Check the license (Texas K9740, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara L. Bruce
- Credential
- M. D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- K9740 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7900 Fannin St Ste 4000, Houston, TX 77054
- Phone
- (713) 512-7500
- Enumerated
- Dec 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 512-7622
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050131000356); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7900 Fannin St Ste 4000
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Sharon Creighton, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1427794254
Verify Tara L. Bruce in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K9740Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
148 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol35 claims
- Premarin11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $224.26
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Privia Medical Group Gulf Coast PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara L. Bruce among 3,524 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Texas
Tara L. Bruce, M. D. is one of 3,524 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2005 among the 2,093 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in Texas
There are 3,524 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Karolina Adam, MDHouston, TX 770541326049891
- Maryam Baird, M.D.Houston, TX 770541063415255
- Dawn Black, M.D.Houston, TX 770541710980909
- Stephen Cone, M.D.Houston, TX 770541912900184
- Jason Cooper, M.D.Houston, TX 770541326041484
- Sebastian Faro, MD PHDHouston, TX 770541356342315
- Patrice Firpo, M.D.Houston, TX 770541982607032
- James Gullett, M.D.Houston, TX 770541811990864
Common questions
What is Tara L. Bruce, M. D.'s NPI number?
Tara L. Bruce, M. D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326023946, issued on Dec 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara L. Bruce, M. D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7900 Fannin St Ste 4000, Houston, TX, 77054. Phone: (713) 512-7500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara L. Bruce, M. D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K9740, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tara L. Bruce, M. D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara L. Bruce, M. D. had 148 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.